A Pasadena Latina

Lili was the one who started it. She liked snugs. As a tiny bit of a thing she would come and snuggle with her family as she was waking up. That was a snug. Pánfilo must have picked up on this with no example and no training because he beat the girls to James for […]

Our daughter and grand daughters are coming to town this week, so I’ll not be posting on Pasadena Latina until at least next Monday. Don’t know exactly what we’ll do while they are here, but I am sure we’ll be spending time together. So it seemed fitting that I share the following images […]

This is a picture taken the last time I was here at the Pasadena Museum of History. The Magazine was recognizing women who are active and spend time in the Pasadena area. Today we are blogging away at the 127th birthday of our city, Pasadena. I’m here with Rachael Faught of Glass of […]

I used to think that color blind was the way to approach life. You know, I only see, name the person, I don’t see the color of their skin. But after years and years of working with people, I find that most folks do note color, and shape, and size, and language, and, well the […]

What constitutes a joyous birthday? Don’t know about you, but for me this seems to change from year to year. When I was a mother of young children, it was seeing the sweet, or quick, expressions of love that the kiddoes had created. As I’ve gotten older the definition has been more haphazard in nature. […]

Random thoughts Being married to a fellow who loves numbers has modified my perspective on a lot of things. Example – He loves prime numbers. They are special to him. By extension they’ve developed a special meaning to me. 60 is a fine number = 4X15, 2×30, 20+10×2. Cool. But 61, ah, that […]

Happy Father’s Day! Words can be funny. Put a sentence together and it can have so many layers of meanings. Most guys choose to be dads. Most guys who are dads chose to fill that role. Most guys who choose to be dads stay connected with their children. This is the day when we […]

I haven’t learned the botanical name of these flowers. They were a gift from my friend Ofelia. Lucky that they’re here this week – especially the last couple of days. I’ve been sick with a small cold. I don’t know whether or not they have a scent, but even with a stopped […]